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Ervine's view is both more intimate and more level than that of earlier Shavian biographers, who usually presented him as a fabulous monster. Ervine is able to discuss his immense shyness, to chide him when necessary for the "tosh" that often came from his "spinsterly mind," to assert, against all previous evidence, that he was generous in money matters, and to dispose of Oxford Don A.J.P. Taylor's assertion that "Shaw was never unhappy." Shaw's loveless childhood, drink-ridden father and hungry adolescence make it quite clear that few university dons have started life with...
When Gruen finished, his audience of Fort Worth community leaders enthusiastically appointed study committees. They were so impressed by the Texas-like immensity of the project that none stopped to chide him for an undiplomatic slip: his report had said that "Fort Worth now finds itself not keeping pace with Dallas...
...rebuke left Mr. Philbrick with little for rebuttal. Rather than reply directly to the FOR itself, he has chosen to chide the Harvard students' FOR, a small and recently organized group who are circulating a respectful petition...
When Junior impressionistically draws a horse in bright reds, Mother will chide: "Everybody knows that horses aren't red, dear. Why don't you paint brown horses?" That attitude is all wrong, thinks William McGonagle, of the Detroit Institute of Arts, who runs art workshops for children. Before he could really teach the youngsters, McGonagle decided two years ago, he would have to educate their par-"ents: he invited mothers and fathers to come along and study art with the kids. This week, completing his third "Family Workshop," in which parents painted, drew and sculpted alongside their grade...
Unlike its Italian counterparts, The Beggar's Opera thrives on provincialism rather than pomp. British poet John Gay first wrote the operetta to chide government corruption and provide jobs for the vaudevillians displaced by sopranos and baritones from across the Channel. He felt that simple folk ballads sung with a minimum of gesticulation and vibretto could be as effective as full-range opera. With some perceptive acting, imaginative directing and photography the film version of Gay's work just about proves he was right...